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Overview

Indigenous Studies 430: Indigenous Governance is designed to lead students through the concepts they will need in order to gain a full understanding of the complex issues Indigenous peoples face with respect to governance.

The course is divided into three broad sections. Part 1 introduces Indigenous conceptualizations of such things as land, leadership, citizenship, decision making and relationships with other nations. Part 2 provides a historical and contemporary discussion of the impact of the Indian Act on Indigenous nations and governance, including a discussion of Indigenous resistance and response. Part 3 surveys various responses to Indian Act governance, from the proposals of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP), through discussions of self-government, self-administration, self-determination, and treaty federalism, to Indigenous visions of contemporary governance based on traditional values, knowledge and processes.

Evaluation

Your final grade in Indigenous Studies 430 is based on the grades you achieve on seven tutor-marked assignments.
To receive credit for INST 430, you must achieve a minimum overall course grade of “D” (50 percent). The weighting of assignments is as follows:

Activity

Weighting

Assignment 1

10%

Assignment 2

10%

Assignment 3

10%

Assignment 4

10%

Assignment 5

10%

Assignment 6

10%

Assignment 7

40%

Total

100%

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.